All treatment options have been explored
It is with a heavy heart that the Atter family shares that all treatment options for Julie have been explored. With her permission, I am sharing today that Julie has finished the last round of intensive chemotherapy that is possible, and there is no further treatment that can be done. At this time, the terminal glioblastoma brain tumour is progressing and slowly affecting different functions. Please consider sharing a story, a memory, prayer or anything you wish to have share
Julie A.
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Anticipatory Grief
Anticipatory grief and update that is today’s phrase and let’s break it down: Grief is Captain Obvious which goes hand-in-hand with love. When something you dearly love is gone or stops or is taken away or moves to forever (verb of choice),…. Then there is grief! I had grief when I could no longer play my trombone after my October 19, 2019 central retinal vein occlusion (a CRVO) and I agreed when I could no longer run around to referee Basketball after 52 years (I started ref
Julie A.
Jul 292 min read
Update July 24, 2026!
Good afternoon, everyone: It is time for a new update since a lot has been happening over the past few weeks. I’ve had another MRI. It shows no clear progression of tumour growth so thank you for your prayers and support! It will be another three weeks until I have another MRI to look at how to decrease the blood around my tumour (to starve it) and my oncologist had a special scan to check for bloodflow. Now that I can’t do Summer Band Camps, (can’t play and can’t drive an
Julie A.
Jul 292 min read
